Something
NASA might come up with. By tilting the image at an angle,
it feels to me like it has a more "action" feel
to it.

Poser
6 Revealed: The Official Guide-
Get ready to explore all that Poser 3D has to offer! Giving
you a firm foundation, "Poser 6 Revealed: The Official
Guide" allows you to master concepts on both a technical
and artistic level. Begin by examining the concept behind each
task, the goal and the necessary features that are involved.
Then go in-depth with the objective of your task as you study
examples and learn the steps necessary to complete it. Working
your way through comprehensive, step-by-step lessons, you'll
develop the confidence you need to create amazing graphics using
Poser.

Shag:
The Art of Josh Agle-
His trademark style is spotted on everything from cocktail napkins
and cigarette lighters to his brand identity work for the new
Pink Panther film. But Shag is the first opportunity to appreciate
the mastery of expression in this artist's primary output—his
paintings. Gathered together here are nearly 200 wry and colorful
scenes of signature retro decadence.

Shrek:
From the Swamp to the Screen- Art-minded readers will relish
the early renderings of the Shrek character and fantastically
brilliant images from the films, while writers are bound to
be drawn in by Shrek 2 director Conrad Vernon’s description
of writing out a sequence for a particular scene, sketching
it on story boards and pitching it to fellow directors, producers
and artists. The book is written with the same dynamism and
casual hilarity displayed in the film, featuring witty "chatter
boxes," where Shrek, Donkey and other characters shoot
the breeze on subjects.

Science
Fiction Poster Art- Science fiction films span movie history,
beginning no later than George Melies' 1902 adaptation of Verne's
From the Earth to the Moon that ends with the space capsule
poking the man in the moon in the eye. Movie makers have labored
hard to produce images as memorable as that one, and if they
have frequently failed, the artists who publicize their wares
have usually succeeded. The couple hundred posters presented
here are stunners, reproduced sharply and in brilliant color
from mint- and near-mint-condition prints.

A
Passion for Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet-
The quest for Mars is chronicled by bestselling author Andrew
Chaikin in this story of a passionate band of Earthbound explorers
caught in the irresistible pull of the Red Planet. They include
celebrated figures: astronomer Carl Sagan, who champions the
idea of life on Mars-; rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, drawing
up plans for human Mars expeditions; and science-fiction author
Ray Bradbury, standard-bearer for Mars’s crucial place
in human destiny. Readers also meet the rogue grad students
known as the “Mars Underground,” keepers of the
flame when Mars falls off NASA’s radar; biologist Jerry
Soffen, looking for signs of life in a Martian meteorite; geologist
Mike Malin, who defies skeptics to reveal a Mars no one imagines;
and many others, including Chaikin himself, who served on the
first Viking Mars landing
and covered Mars exploration as a science journalist.Based on
extensive interviews, illustrated with compelling images, and
animated by the author’s own passion, Chaikin’s
account will resonate with anyone who has ever dreamed of a
journey to Mars.